Single and in Marriage Ministry
by Jessica Asbell I am currently leading the charge in helping our families strengthen their marriages by using the MarriedPeople strategy. I am actually the Children's Minister at my church. And I have never been married. So it might seem odd that I'm the one...
Using Research to Structure Your Marriage Ministry
by Matt Engel Marriage Ministry can often be based on our best guess as church leaders. After all we understand the married people in our church and community, right? Maybe. But what if we don't? While on staff at Mission Community Church in Gilbert, AZ, we decided...
Marriage Honored by All
by Ted Cunningham On the second Sunday morning of every month, our church teaches on marriage and family. The goal is to inspire singles, spouses, and parents with a healthy view of marriage and family by taking personal responsibility for their lives. We call it...
MarriedPeople Spotlight: The Church at Quail Creek
We have amazing MarriedPeople partner churches. These marriage champions are taking the MarriedPeople resources and doing things that are above and beyond anything we dreamed about. We want you to meet them. So once a month, well spotlight a different church that is...
How to Stop Working 7 Days a Week
by Carey Nieuwhof I was reading feedback recently from some church leaders who attended a conference I spoke at, and one comment I saw stopped me in my tracks. We asked the question: What is the one problem that—if you could solve it—could revolutionize your...
The Safety Dance
I believe the hardest thing about being a leader in the church is the island I am put on by the people of our church as a ministry family, and as a ministry married couple. There are not very many people I can be brutally honest with and unapologetic about the hard...
How to Customize MP Monthly Using MailChimp
by Robert Carnes Email is an effective way your church can communicate with married couples. That’s why we created MP Monthly—a ready-made monthly email newsletter. It’s full of wise advice, dating tips, and conversation starters. One option for sending out MP Monthly...
Decor Ideas for CLEAR
If you don't know our friend Archie Rish from GracePointe Church, you need to. He's kind of a creative genius. We asked Archie to come up with some ideas for decorating tables for the Clear Larger Group Experiences. As you can see, the man is resourceful. (Yes, those...
Finish This Story
by Ted Lowe Beth stood at the kitchen window as she saw Blake drive away for the last time before their divorce was to be complete. Once his car was out of view, she hit her knees and sobbed. The kids would be home from school any minute, she had better get herself...
Reaching Couples in their Inbox
by Tim Walker Want to reach couples in real life? For many, that means hanging out in their inbox. It’s where they get the notice that a bill is due. Or that they need to bring $20 for the latest thing/event at school. (Why is it always $20—and so often?) But what if...
Surviving the Pressure
by Carey Nieuwhof How's your marriage? Really? I've been fortunate to be married to my wife Toni for over 22 years. And we're experiencing more joy and satisfaction in our marriage than we've ever had. But we almost didn't make it. There's a lot of pressure on...
4 Ways to Know If You’re a Critical Person
by Tim Parsons I've really been on a criticism kick lately. Not giving it out like candy on halloween…but considering the idea of criticism. I feel like I’ve noticed that we have grown more critical over the last several years. And we chalk it up to “being helpful”...
Meet the Communicators: CLEAR Strategy Pack
Meet the Communicators from the MarriedPeople Strategy Pack: CLEAR! In the 2017-2018 MarriedPeople Strategy Pack, CLEAR, we are featuring four incredible communicators in our Larger Group Experiences. While your church always has the option to communicate live instead...
Evaluating Your Marriage Ministry
Ahh . . . summer. You made it. While you probably don’t have weeks of vacation like a third grader, there is a pace of life that seems to slow a little bit during summer. There’s more fun, more relaxation, more focus. Why not use this time to do the same for your...
Help Couples Get Clear on . . . Money
At MarriedPeople, we feel that so much of marriage is mysterious, things like: How two people can have such strong opposing views on toothpaste tubes and toilet paper rolls How after years of marriage, one can still discover new things about your spouse How God takes...